The Salmonella outbreak traced to cantaloupe that sickened more than 400 and killed six in the Unites States has been declared over.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention closed its investigation today, as did the Food and Drug Administration. The outbreak stretched across 44 states and sickened 407 people.
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A project funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found American sweets and drinks on sale in the United Kingdom.
Some confectionery products imported from the United States aren’t meant to be sold in the UK, and they might contain unauthorized additives.
Trading Standards officers at Staffordshire County Council
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The European Commission’s health and safety unit has found significant problems with Bulgaria’s control system for live bivalve mollusks.
A remote DG Sante audit from April to May 2023 revealed the majority of requirements in EU legislation were not being met.
Auditors found no system of official controls on bivalve
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The patient count in an outbreak traced to cantaloupes has doubled and more recalls have been issued.
As of today, Nov. 24, 99 people have been confirmed infected with the outbreak strain of Salmonella Sundsvall. That is an increase of 56 since the initial outbreak notice was issued Nov. 17
Continue Reading Patient count doubles in outbreak traced to cantaloupe; two have died
The United States is to lead work on a document covering the prevention or reduction of ciguatera poisoning.
The plan was given the go-ahead at a recent Codex Committee on Contaminants in Foods meeting.
An electronic working group, chaired by the U.S. and co-chaired by France, Spain, and Panama, will
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Comparing foodborne illness rates between countries can be misleading because of differences in methodology and data sources, according to a study.
Foodborne illness estimation models are country-specific, making international comparisons problematic. Some disparities in estimated rates can be attributed to variations in methodology rather than real differences in risk, said
Continue Reading ‘Misleading’ to compare countries’ foodborne illness data, say experts
The United States has said it remains “deeply concerned” with China’s lack of scientific explanation of how two decrees address food safety and public health.
The U.S. repeated its concerns about China’s measures for registering overseas manufacturers of imported food at the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting on food
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The United States has fallen a few places in the latest rankings of a report that measures food security.
The study from Economist Impact put Finland at the top, followed by Ireland, Norway and France. Canada was seventh and the United Kingdom was ninth. The United States dropped to 13th from
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Food safety officials in Luxembourg have issued a warning after a company in the United States contacted residents about dietary supplements.
The Food Safety Unit of the National Health Directorate said it has learned of an incident in which an unnamed business based in the United States approached people in
Continue Reading Warning issued after U.S. firm contacts EU residents on the internet
Checks on peanuts from the United States are to be increased but controls on pistachios have been relaxed in Europe.
The European Commission has updated regulation on the temporary increase of official controls and emergency measures covering the entry into the EU of certain goods from some non-EU countries.
Because
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